Weber v. Eisentrager

GARDEBRING, Justice.

This case involves competing claims for ownership of property located in Mower County. The issue in this case is whether the application of the Marketable Title Act can bar the claim of those holding vested remainder interests when the party in possession has a source of title more than 40 years old that came from a strawperson who in turn received his interest from the holder of a life estate.

The facts are simple and undisputed. On April 11, 1927, John Diggins received a deed for the real property at issue in this case. He died intestate on May 5, 1933, and was survived…